Passage

Psalms 11.7

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

5. Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6. Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

7. For Jehovah is righteous; He loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face. (Psalms 11:5-7, ASV)

WEB

5. Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates. 6. On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

7. For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face. (Psalms 11:5-7, WEB)

KJV

5. The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. ^{an horrible: or, a burning tempest}

7. For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. (Psalms 11:5-7, KJV)

YLT

5. Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated, 6. He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind [is] the portion of their cup.

7. For righteous [is] Jehovah, Righteousness He hath loved, The upright doth His countenance see!' (Psalms 11:5-7, YLT)

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Setting

Speaker: various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous)
Audience: worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion)
Location: Israel, various periods
Time period: composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC

Theological reading

Key words

H3068 - YHWH, YHWH (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: Genesis 2.4, Genesis 2.7, Genesis 2.16-17.

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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